Div based product list or table based?

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Whats the difference in using a div based product list on my ecommerce site or tables. Is the div option better performance wise? Im trying to optimize my site and I am using tables at the moment to display my products.

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Have you considered using lists(ul/ol) for the list? – Alin Purcaru Dec 30 '10 at 14:31 — Alin Purcaru, Dec 30 '10 at 14:31

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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The choice shouldn't be between divs and tables. It is between semantic markup with CSS for presentation or presentational markup / markup with wrong semantics but desired presentational side effects.

Thinking about it in terms of divs or tables tends to lead down a road of divitus, and markup that is almost as bad as abusing tables for layout.

See why not use tables for layout in HTML?

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answered Dec 30 '10 at 14:32

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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If you just have a list of item names, use divs as it will improve performance. If you have tabular data - data with many columns - tables are the way to go.

For a similar question, see here: Actual table Vs. Div table

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 30 '10 at 14:35

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It really depends. IMHO If you just want to display a grid of data, a table is likely the way to go. That being said, a div-based layout is easier to style and add/remove rows.

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Div based product list or table based?

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